Placing celebrities on pedestals creates a twofold problem.
First off, we find it that much harder to relate to them as real people with genuine feelings.
In fact, she admitted, “I have body dysmorphia,” in aSports Illustrated Swimsuitvideo.
That means no one is immune not even superstars.
There was never a point in my life where I loved my body, ever.
When I was little, that was an obsession I had ‘Well, I should look this way.’
Why I had an awareness of my body that young, I’m not sure.
Fox described feeling both an aversion to and ostracization from the public, including within the #MeToo movement.
“And everyone was like, ‘Oh well, f**k you.
We don’t care.
You deserve it.’
Because everybody talked about how you looked or how you dressed or the jokes you made.”
Unsurprisingly,Fox cited this as one of her biggest regrets about fame.
Still, the outspoken star is gradually learning how to push these preconceived notions good and bad aside.
Such is the case for so many of us, regardless of whether we identify as having body dysmorphia.
The path to self-acceptance is not easy to walk, but it’s imperative that we try anyway.
